University education especially at public level has become a huge joke and an embarrassement to many in Nigeria. Replete with all antisocial elements, students have increasingly contributed to the problems of society. Fed with half-baked materials, taught by teachers who regard themselves more important than the community they are out to serve, tertiary education has become a nightmare to many.

More than students perhaps; University Teachers have consistently diminished the aura to which these citadels were regarded. Walking out – their jobs at intervals that can almost be predicted their behavior and social responsibility may now be seen to fall below the national average.

The solution? Some solution lies in private participation in establishing and funding of tertiary education. But the cost is enormous, perhaps three times that of public system. There is the advantage however of students spending the minimum number of years (semester) in private schools whereas the period may extend to five or six years in public institutions because of the regular walk-out of academic staff in the latter.

Chief Oladeji Fasuan published this poem in his book, Poetic Reflections of Lively Issues.

Chief Fasuan’s poetic work is interesting and intriguing, apparently penciled down despite his tight schedules to engage in a contemporary discourse on the future of education in Nigeria. ASUU strikes as a theme of his poetry have attracted numerous criticisms from the ignorant and knowledgeable. However, I must admit that Chief’s poetry smells of unparalleled bias, unconfirmed assertions, derogatory remarks and danceable symphony of ignorance regarding the conflicts in Nigerian universities. Has he been to developed worlds? Does he know how Ghana achieved education breakthrough? Has he entered a classroom in Senegal? Does he know how much a classroom teacher ends in China? Is he blind to years of neglect in Nigerian education system? Where in a country is investment in politics greater than that of education? He can answer all these questions.

jonathan

make this man go sleep jare, making yourself popular by condemning your own education system. yeye

nwanna

The Prof has stirred the hornet`s nest. He should be prepared for the backlash. Nigerian public schools are grossly understaffed, it has squalid infrastructures, Nigerian graduates have forfeited their licences (as happened to medical doctors abroad), private schools are gradually taken the place of the public schools, a situation that if nothing is done will deny those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds education etc. So, why cast aspersion on lecturers who have taken a proactive step to bring the aforementioned trends to an end.

Kukunduku

The problem with older generation is simple. We are where we are now because of their lack of foresight and their “siddon look” and watch attitude while our public institutions began to rot away gradually in the 1970s. As a means of assuaging their conscience they would rather have our cycles continue unbroken while none of our Universities is ranked in top 5,000 in the world. Baba, ASUU is addressing these issues the best way it knows. What are you doing? posterity will ask!

Sola

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